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if CONTENTS mmm iUILOINGS * HIGHWAYS AIRPORTS RAILROADS PUBLIC WORKS with spao post* evers here, 12 ft. tio at 'neter >cr of neant Savoaintce of carry om a .crure Zuba NT )N him* pa. HOUSTON HEW YORK J'S LARGEST ;L CAPACITY \*Y 1955 AGC Annual Construction Review and Outlook Holds $06 Billion Volume Possible in 1955 ........................... Contractors' Profits Dwindling. B.C.I. Told.................... Reducing Government's Sixe la Administration Policy . 23 26 26 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION S6th A.G.C. Convention to Examine Future.................. SO Affiliation Program: Army Answers Suggestions of A G C -Sponsored Units .............................................. Statement by Maj. Gen. S. D. Sturgis, Chief of Engineers ........................................................................ 32 33 Modular Method: Could Save Billions of Dollars; Gen eral Contractors Praise It............................................. Value of Modular Measure in Practice. James E. Coombs Modular Coordination and the Contractor. J. P. Caldwell School Building Shortage Due to Increaae in '53.......... Capehart Report Hits Housing Act................................. Electrical Contractors and Chapter Indicted................ Gillett New President of Producers' Council.................. 37 37 39 41 42 42 43 mmmmm Great Lakes Channels: Improving to 27-ft. Depth Justified by Traffic Needs....................................................... Heaviest Load Supported by Timber Trusses................. A.G.C. Creates Committee on Seaway Specifications.. . 46 48 50 HIGHWAYS AIRPORTS Governors Highway Report Goes to President.............. 54 Guy Report Delayed for Congressional Check............... 55 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT H E FOREMAN Editor cjohn Hayes Legal Counsel J D. MARSHALL Executive Editor JOHN B SWEM Assistant Treasurer ROAID OP DIRECTORS GEORGE B WALBRIDGE PTe#,dfnt MTLLLAM MUIRHEAD Secretary-Treasurer H E FOREMAN I ift-Prftidftit G. W. MAXON Director B. L. KNOWLES Director CONTRACT METHOD Maintenance by Contract Growing. A.A.S.HO Study Group Reports ................................................................................... Meat Virginia Report Proposes Maintenance by Contract Alaska Road Studs Favors Contract Method............. 57 59 60 APPRENTICE TRAINING Carolinas Branch Employs New Ideas to Promote Apprenticeship ................................................................................... 64 ACCIDENT PREVENTION A.G.C. Firms Show Steady Rise in Reporting of Acci dent Records ................................................ Uae of Safety Belt on California Job Prevents ^enous Accidents ...................................................... California Chapter Sponsors Safety Course.................... 69 70 71 CHAPTERS BRANCHES First Texas A.G.C. Convention in Dallas Draws 500 Delegates from State's Chapters................................... New Record Year Seen for Illinois Roads....................... New Jersey Governor Seeks More State Road Money. . Portland A.G.C. Chapter Expands Headquarters. Adds Dining Room ................................................................ Memphis Chapter Meets. Elects Officers......................... Colorado Builders Elect New Officials........................... Municipal Contractors Re-Elect Officers......................... Highway Study Results Given to Indiana Group.......... A.G.C. Branch and Chapter Meeting Dates................... 73 74 74 75 76 76 78 78 82 ALSO IN THIS ISSUE News of the Month............................................................ Trend and Outlook............................................................ Constructograpbs .................................................... 9. 11. Labor Notes...................................................................... Sidelights for Contractors......................... John C. Hayes Editorials .......................................................................... A.G.C. Forms and Reports............................................... New Equipment and Materials......................................... Advertisers' Products..................................... Index of Advertisers.......................................................... 5 7 13 17 19 21 68 85 94 99 EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT WILLIAM E. WOODRUFF. Managing Editor WILLIAM G. DOOLY. JR.. Asst. Managing Editor EDWARD A. GREENE, Associate Editor OSBURN ZUBER. Associate Editor BUSINESS DEPARTMENT MISS MARJORIE BECK Busmess Manager MRS. GENEVIEVE MORRIS Assistant COVER Editorial and Advertising Offices Munsey Building. Washington 4. D. C. (District 7-1306) Working up to 280 feet above grade, two Caterpillar D6 bulldozerequipp-d trartors start a large cut on the relocation of US. 30 and the l mon Parific rail line in Columbia River Gorge near The Dalles, Oregon The job. involving 21*t million yards of dirt and rock, was made necessary b> The Dalles dam project, and is due for com pletion next summer. Contract is held by the Fred Slate Co. and E C Hail Co.. Portland. Eastern Advertising Office Empire State Building. New York City 1. S. L. Feiss, Eastern Manager (LOngacre 4-6634) Weetarn Advertising Office 30 North La Salle Street, Chicago 2, L. B- Hammond. Western Manager (RAndolph 6-2843) West Coast Advertising Office M. D. Pugh, 2721 N. Marengo. Altadena, Calif. (SYcaraore 7-2884) , I The Official Publicctien at The Associated Genera/ Contractors of America, Inc. Uo? Editorial end Executive Office. Munsey BuJidmg. Washington 4. D. C. Subscription price 15.00 per year, 4Or per copy (July riie CannrZnorhv * *econd cl*" J 10- the Postoffice at Washington. D. C.. under the Act of March 4. 187#. Copyrifht 1S55 by rut CONSTRUCTOR, JANUARY 1955 PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT B&R-181 3 Off. MUHU PAHOUSTON . HEW TOW C. LD*SLAKH JAl CAP4CITT ARY 1955 CONTINTS tUllOINOt HIGHWAYS AIBYOtTS ff(A,LVe'l tAIUOAM YUtUC WORKS President Begin. to Spell Out '44 Legiltive Program, ii Eerly Federal Action on SchooU. Highways Probable... *7 w.u.i i uiM.m Congress Groups Recommend Further Probe of Union Welfare and Pension Funds........................................... SO President s Economic Report Sees High Level of Jobs and Production .............................................................. S3 Summary of President's Economic Recommendations.. 54 Federal Construction Budget for Fiscal '56 Proposed at Current Rate.............................................................. HIGHWAYS AIRPORTS 1101 Billion (or Roads in 10 Years Recommended by Clay Committee ............................................................ Summary of Clay Committee Report............................... Cla\ Report Receives Praise and Criticism................... Big Airport Job Needed on Existing Facilities............... 40 41 4* wmiimHiiw Tecolote Tunnel Finally Holed Through......................... Seaway Stir* Activity........................................................ 54 55 Use of Hydraulic Slipform in West Germany Reduces Cost and Mechanises Operations........Gustav Merlde 58 N>a Federal School Building Authority Reported Set for Submission to Congress........................................... 68 Lease-Purchase Act to Spur '55-'56 Building................. 64 CONTRACTS SPECIFICATIONS Interior s Contract Appeals Board Is 'Forward Step' 7*ravu firoim 69 CONTRACT METHOD Massachusetts Favors Contract Method in Maintenance Work ...................................................... John A. Voipe 74 ACCIDENT PREVENTION A.G.C. Firms Named to Receive 1954 Safety Aw'ards. . . 80 Mil The Diatributor-Manufacturer-Contractor Team John MacLeod Equipment Dealers See Increased Competition ............ 84 86 A.G.C. New Orleans Meeting May Be Largest Ever. A.G.C. Announces Annual Election Results............... 88 89 Kansas A.G.C. Chapter Hears Industry Reports from Top Officials ................................................................ Iowa Master Builders Elect W. A. Priester............... Chapter Holds `Most Successful' Meeting........... North California Group Holds 36th Convention............ M. J. Heller Heads San Francisco Chapter..................... South Florida Chapter Installs 1955 Officers................. Mississippi Builders Elect Officers for 55........... Massachusetts A.G.C. Installs New Officers................... New Secretary for New Hampshire-Vermont A.G.C.. . . Fleck Elected President of Wisconsin Chapter............... Texas Panhandle Chapter Meets in Amarillo.................. 92 93 93 94 94 95 95 96 96 98 98 News of the Month............................................................ 5 Trend and Outlook............................................................ 7 Constructographs .................................................... 9. 11. 15 Labor Notes.................................................................... 17 Sidelights for Contractors......................... John C. Hayes 19 In the States........................................................ 21 Editorials ............................................................................ 43 Men and Events.:.............................................................. 100 A.G.C Forms and Reports............................................... 102 New Equipment and Materials......................................... 103 Advertiser*' Products ....................................................... 110 Index of Advertiser*........................................................ 115 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT H. E. FOREMAN Editor 3 D MARSHALL Executive Editor JOHN C. HAVES Legal Counsel JOHN B. SWEM Assistant Treasurer 80AID Of DIRECTORS GEORGE B WALBRIDGE President WILLIAM MUIRHEAD Secretary-Treasurer H E FOREMAN r*er.prejidfnt G W. MAXON Director B. L. KNOWLES Director EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT WILLIAM E. WOODRUFF. Managing Editor WILLIAM G. DOOLY. JR.. Asst. Managxng Editor EDWARD A. GREENE, Associate Editor OSBURN ZUBER, Associate Editor IUSINISS DEPARTMENT MISS MARJORIE BECK Bustness Manager MRS. GENEVIEVE MORRIS Assistant COVER Is cart-before-the-horse procedure. Bethlehem Steel ironworker* Edrterial and Advertising Offices Munsey Building, Washington 4, D. C. (District 7-1306) v* shown hoisting a 30-ton steel truss into place 84 ft. above where it had to stand for a while without any horixontal bncing. In erecting steelwork for the New York City Eastern Advertising Office Empire State Building. New York City 1, S. L Feias, Eastern Manager (LOngacre 4-6634) Uciiwum, the workers had to select this method because the por- Western Advertising Office of Ihe building which later acted as horizontal bracing for the *** depended on it (the truss) for support and could not be built 50 North La Salle Street, Chicago 2, L. B. Hammond, Western Manager (RAndolph 6-1845) tJ the truss was in place. Ninety-four ft. long and 21 ft. deep ln"> u one of 13 massive supports in the structure. WoeI Coast Advertising Office M. D. Pugh, 2721 N. Marengo, Altadena. Calif. (SYcamore 7-2894) ^ The Officio/ PvvbbJJkkwofttieon of The AAssssoocciated General Contractors of America, Inc. month!?. Editorial and Executive Office, Munsey Building, Washington 4. D. C. Subscription price SS.oo per year. 40* per copy (July IV U #econd cJ*** matter June io. lost, at the PoetoAce at Washington. D. C., under the Act of March 4, 1070. Copyright 1935 by Instructor, hbsuasy irss CONTENTS 8URD1NGS * HIGHWAYS * AIRPORTS s Cos/ inf workmanry Cemem t. Ask tiit aol. Con- i. no soalunj riable m oroityfrombatdi t gum up the manembonO. erial needed, ering action, ss repoimmi :m salts in water, sand y, which Insist on jilds and Builder. tool hat o The deck -k, with k sh. Weight uuulatug NT 3N tiiniM . Koustoa nr ro )-SUUttS! iCamcitt ;h J9U AGC Survey Shows Construction Industry Is Ful filling Forecasts of Biggest Year................................. Small Towns Seeking Federal Planning Loans for Public Works ............................................................................. 27 SO municipal construction Sunev Shows 125 Billion Needed for Water. Sewers in Next 10 Years.................................................................. 32 nii'lHIIIII.Hm Contractors Develop Techniques to Lower Cost of 4-Mi. Alabama Bridge Near Mobile..................................... ^creiar> McKay Gives `Basic Conclusions' of Pending National Water Policy Report..................................... 34 36 President Asks 17 Billion Plan for Schools Over 3*Year Period ............................................................................. School Hearing Draws Educators' Fire......................... Modular Form System Reported Economical................. Building Research Institute Has Active Y'ear.............. Move Launched to Reduce Retained Percentages.......... 39 40 42 44 45 HIGHWAYS AIRPORTS President Urges 8101 Billion Plan for Highways over 10Year Period .................................................................... Koss Tells Senators Highway Contractors Can Handle Big Program.................................................................... 47 50 Southern California Irrigation District Switches Over to Contract Method ...................................M. J. Sheiton 55 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT H E. FOREMAN Editor J D. MARSHALL Executive Editor JOHN C. HAYES l*gel Counsel JOHN B. SWEM A instant Treasurer ' tOARD Of DIRECTORS GEORGE B WALBR1DGE President WILLIAM MUIRHEAD Secretary`Treasurer H E FOREMAN r*er rrrBidf G. W. MAXON Director B. L. KNOWLES Director ACCIDENT PREVENTION Michigan Road Builders and State College Hold High way Supervisors' Safety School............... 58 South Texas Chapter Makes Safety Awards 60 WSB3ESSSSB The A.GC. Annual Report..................... H. E. Foreman 64 CHAPTERS BRANCHES Tallahassee Chapter Receives A.G C. Charter . . 89 Pacific Northwest Group Holds Convention................. 89 Southern California A.GC. Installs 55 Officers and Directors........................................................................ 91 A.G.C. of Iowa Electa Irving F. Jensen......................... 91 Central Florida Names Richards President................... 92 R. E. Heidt Heads Lake Charles A.GC.................... 92 Chattanooga A.GC. Re-Elects Homer T- Parks........... 94 Virginia Hears Hartley .................................................... 94 Gov. Fine at Pennsylvania Chapter Meeting............. 96 McCombs New President of West Pa. Association........ 96 Schoettier Named Louisville President............................. 98 North Dakota A.GC. Elects 1955 Officers................ 98 Honor 23-Year Members.................................................... 99 Michigan Chapter Meets.................................................... 100 ALSO IN THIS ISSUE News of the Month............................................................ 5 Trend and Outlook............................................................ 7 Constmctographs.................................................... 9. 11. 13 Labor Notes ...................................................................... 15 Sidelights for Contractors......................... John C. Hayes 19 In the States.................................................................. 21 Editorials ...:.................................................................... 23 Men and Events .............................................................. 102 A.G.C. Forms and Reports................................................. 106 New Equipment and Materials....................................... 107 Advertisers* Products ........................................................ 116 Index of Advertisers...................................................... 121 EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT WILLLAM E. WOODRUFF. Managing Editor WILLIAM G. DOOLY. JR.. Asst. Managing Editor EDWARD A. GREENE. Associate Editor OSBURN ZUBER, Associate Editor BUSINESS DEPARTMENT MISS MARJORIE BECK Business Manager MRS. GENEVIEVE MORRIS Assistant COVER Editorial and Advertising Offices Hoist lowers 65-ton roadway slab for Dauphin Island Munaey Building. Washington 4. D. C. (District 7-1306) Bridge, near Mobile, Ala., into place from barge. Concrete as poured into re-usabie steel forms 27 miles away at dockside plant and towed to construction site in Mississippi lottoTM Advortising Office Empire State Building. New York City 1. S. L. Feiss. Eastern Manager (LOngacre 4-6634) Sound This unique casting method, plus the use of paper concrete forms for pouring bridge piles, reportedly has re duced construction costs on the $3.5 million job. Other Prunes and story on pages 34-35. (Photo bv Thigpen of Mobile,. Western Advertising Office 30 North La Salle Street. Chicago 2, L. B Hammond, Western Manager (RAndolph 6-1843) West Ceott Advertising Office M. D. Pugh, 2721 N. Marengo, Aitadena, Calif. 7-2894) (SYcaroore PeMiched k T1 he vOmffieciwo/ rPuuohitlekuortmiern* oorf Ti nhe aAssssoocciiated General Ceonftreocteora of aAmmernictaa, Inc. tee. ReeMLili TW Constructor, loc* iecoD^ ^,^SutlT1e Munser Building. Washington 4. D. C. Subscription price la.00 per year. 40< per copy (July June io. 114*. at the Poetoffloe at Washington. D. C-. under the Act of March 4. isto. Copyright v095 by CONSTRUCTOR, MARCH 195S CONTENTS tutioiNOS highways aiipoits g(*.L\e1f, tAiutoaos runic worn rete Roof School, teeo mi owe* sub. standard e JO ioItjc| :ioo. DiUlrd 30ut 25,000 ad of icbedpropriioon. Pivottd on aouble-wt ach slab ii cantilever ncor" higb rs for pre... 11,000 laced in an iectric con ies preca* ?ives pleassality cooposed roof , only rerush. artraaiw. faster and the two I'l nd 'Iocor' U. S. Pu. Oft HUCI. M. - NOUtTOi an rna trsuacoi ucaraon R/i itss national association OoiimisiD Marks 3tb Annual Convention of A.G.C... V-tions of the S#th Annual Convention......................... MacLeod Cites A.G.C. Work for the Industry............. Heats Provide Convention Attractions......................... A.G.C. Installs 1945 Officers at Convention................. Kea Appoints 1954 Committee Leaders......................... Convention Approves IS Committee Reports................. AGC Staff Members Given Service Awards .............. *1 SO Si S4 S8 S9 4* 4" Planning for Profits...........................J Wilson .Vetrmon 50 1955 Business May Exceed 195S, Wooton Says............. 53 government relations Atomic Power to Greatly Expand Irrigation................... 55 Contractors and the Navy. . . .Rear Admiral J. R. Perry 56 Construction Power b `Bulwark of Defense'................ 58 H A.G.C. Policy on Taft-Hartley Act Reaffirmed.............. 60 The National Labor Relations Board. Philip Ray Rodgert 61 Building Trades' Legislative Aims Outlined.................. 62 AGC. Reaffirms Long-Range Public Relations Program 66 Scfacoeluer Wins Constructiondizing Award................... 67 Progress Reported on Contractual Procedures............... 68 Active Legislative Year Reviewed by Committee.......... 72 ACCIDENT PREVENTION A.GC to Stress Safety at Chapter Level During 1955. . 74 Guam Contractors' Safety Record Wins Top Honors.. 80 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT H. E. FOREMAN Editor J. D. MARSHALL Executive Editor HN C RAVES UgdCouruel JOHN B. SWEM _ Assistant Treasurer 60AID OP DIRECTORS GEORGE B WALBRIDGE Prendrnt WILLIAM MUIRHEAD Secretor>Treorvrr H E FOREMAN G. W. MAXON Director B. L. KNOWLES Director APPRENTICE TRAINING A.G.C. Hears Need to Step Up Apprentice Program. 83 Building Contractor* See '55 as Best Year..................... Improved Relations with Subs Is Reported................. mnEmm Heavy Contractors Discuss Project Trends................... Municipal Construction Problems Discussed................ 86 87 89 90 HIGHWAYS AIRPORTS Big Potentials in Highway and Airport Construction, Kennon Urges.Action on President's Road Plan. .. Contractors Can Take On Big Road Program Highway Needs Set at 6297 Billion in 30 Years___ 95 96 99 100 CONTRACT METHOD South Carolina Finds Contract Maintenance Efficient.. 103 CHAPTERS BRANCHES Secretaries and Managers View 1954 Progress. Major Speakers Address Minnesota A.G.C....... Fla. E. Coast Elects Levinson............................. 108 109 no ALSO IN THIS ISSUE News of the Month............................................................ 5 Treod and Outlook............................................................ 7 Constroctographs.......................................................9.11. 13 Labor Notes ...................................................................... 15 Sidelights for Contractors....................... John C. Hayes 19 In the States.......................................................... . 21 Editorials ............................................................................ 23 Men and Events..................................................... .. 115 A.G.C. Forms and Reports............................................... 118 New Equipment and Materials....................................... 119 Advertisers' Products.......................... 126 Index of Advertisers.......................................................... 131 EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT WILLIAM E. WOODRUFF. Managing Editor WILLIAM G. DOOLY. JR.. Asst. Managing Editor EDWARD A. GREENE. Associate Editor OSBURN ZUBER, Associate Editor BUSINESS DEPARTMENT MISS MARJORIE BECK Business Manager MRS GENEVIEVE MORRIS Assistant COVER lobn MacLeod. A-G.C. president for 1954, left, as his Eoai act in office, handa the gavel denoting the presidency of The Associated General Contractors of America to George C. hots. AGC. president for 1855. Mr. Kosa is president of the Kou Construction Co., Des Moines, Iowa. Mr. MacI*od a president of the Macco Corporation, Paramount, Editorial and Advertising Offices Munsey Building, Washington 4, D. C (District 7-1906) Eastern Advertising Office Empire State Building, New York. City 1, S. L. Feiss. Eastern Manager (LOngacre 4-6634) Western Advertising Office SO North La Salle Street, Chicago 2, L. B Hammond. Western Manager (RAndolph 6-1843) Cakf. (Cover and other convention photographs, unless o^eraiae credited, are by Leon Trice Photography.) West Coast Advertising Office M. D. Pugh, 2721 N. Marengo, Altadena, Calif. 7-2894) (SYcamore The Official Pebficofien of The Essorioted Oeneraf Contractors of America, lac. Jy*ed E*H*ortal and Executive Office. Munaey Building. Washington 4. D. C. Subscription price $3.o per year. 40C per copy (July SUStHorI. lac. econd matter June 10. 1**. at the Postoffice at Washington. D. C,, under the Act of March 4. 1ITE. Copyright 1133 by nc constructor, apui irss CONTENTS -dn BUILDINGS * HIGHWAYS * AIRPORTS Construction Legislative CheckJist................................... African Airbase Projects Called "Epic of Ingrnuily". .. Planning Group Backs Small City Tax Aid................... Transport Policy Revealed................................................. *5 45 46 46 Recent Labor Cases Affecting Construction.................... 30 Ask Ban on Union Efforts to Control Market............... 31 Hoover Group Urges U- S. Administrative Court.......... 34 apprentice training A.G.C Launches National Program for More Con struction Apprentices...................................................... 35 New Drive Opened for Legislation to Regulate Sub contract Awards.............................................................. Principal Features of Subcontractors' BUI...................... Chattanooga Subs Penalized............................................. Chicago Has Big Parking Garage Program. .Phil Hirsch 14 Million Drive-in Hotel Going Up Near Nation's Capital to Accommodate 450 Cars............................. School Construction Bills Face Long Road.................... B.R.I. Annual Meeting....................................................... Cuts Suggested in Retained Percentages......................... 41 41 44 44 48 49 51 54 Monai Construction Market in Atomic Power Plants Gets Big Boost.......................................................................... Senate Passage Advances Colorado Bill to House.......... Economical Bridge Structures Recommended................. Poised to Start Construction on Air Force Academy. . 94 66 66 67 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMiNT H E FOREMAN Editor ms c. HAVES Legal Counsel J- D. MARSHALL Executive Editor JOHN B. SW'EM Assistant Treasurer BOARD Of DIRECTORS GEORGE B WALBRIDGE President WILLIAM MUIRHEAD Secretary-Treasurer H E FOREMAN fic-Prfd?nt G TV MAXON Director B. L KNOWLES Director CONTRACT METHOD Knoxville Chapter Takes Day Labor Fight to Public. . 71 New BPR Policy Defines Use of Force Account Work 73 MobUe Homes for Construction Families Edward L. Wtlson 76 ACCIDENT PREVENTION Safety Legislation Sponsored in Congress..................... Milwaukee Chapter Presents Safety Cups..................... Mass. A.G.C. Is Active in Safety Promotion............... New BLS Booklets on Accident Statistics..................... 83 83 84 85 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION A. P. Greeosfelder Dies at 75; Was President of A G C. in 1931.............................................................................. 88 CHAPTERS BRANCHES New Officers of Chapters Are Announced....................... Joint Executives' Conference Slated................................. West Texas Chapter Elects New Officers....................... 91 91 94 ALSO IN THIS ISSUE News of the Month............................................................ 5 Trend and Outlook.......................................................... 7 CoDstructographs .................................................... 9. 11. IS Labor Notes.......................................................................... 15 Sidelights for Contractors......................... John C. Hayes 19 In the States...................................................................... 41 Editorials.............................................................................. 43 Men and Events.................................................................. 95 New Equipment and Materials....................................... 99 A.G.C- Forms and Reports............................................... 107 Advertisers' Products.......................................................... 108 Index of Advertisers........................................................... 113 EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT WILLIAM E. WOODRUFF, Managing Editor WILLIAM G- DOOLY, JR., Asst. Managing Editor EDWARD A. GREENE, Associate Editor OSBURN ZUBER, Associate Editor BUSINESS DEPARTMENT MISS MARJORIE BECK Burma** Monager MRS. GENEVIEVE MORRIS Assistant COVER Spillway of Garrison Dam in North Dakota will require Editorial and Advertising Offices Munsey Building. Washington 4, D. C. (District 7-1306) 484.000 cubic yards of concrete and 14.000 tons of rein forcing steel and miscellaneous metals before it is com pleted in August. More than 500 men have been working Eastern Advertising Office Empire State Building, New York City 1, S- L. Feiss, Eastern Manager (LOngacre 4-6634) on the spillway. Garrison Spillway Contractors have re ceived safety award for 3.89 accident frequency rating and severity rating of .14 with 770.948J man hours of exposure and safety record is credited to thorough indoctrination in afcty measures and extensive safety equipment. Western Advertising Office SO North La Salle Street, Chicago 4, L. B. Hammond, Western Manager (RAndolph 9-1843) Weef Coast Advertising Office M. D. Pugh, 4741 N. Marengo, AJtadena, Calif. 7-4894) (SYcaroore The Officio/ Publication of The Associated Genera/ Contractors of America, Inc. It ssT*!.^^^* Editorial sod Executive Office. Munsey Building. Washington . D. C. Subscription price 15.00 per year. 40* per copy (July CoastructoV ]dc^ *econd matter June 10. 1949. at tbe Poetoffice at Washington, D. C., under the Act of March . 18T9. Copyright 1935 by tHt CONSTRUCTOR, MAY 1955 3 CONTENTS "WBMIMIS BUILDINGS HIGHWAYS * AIRPORTS ^C\ kA,L*OAW * PUBLIC WORKS $ Legislative Checklist ........................................................ Urban Redevelopment in the Nation s Future............... Chamber of Commerce Construction Policies................. Surety Sales Rise With Construction Gains................... 45 45 46 4? Huge Dredge Floated Inland to Provide Earth Fill for Offutt AFB Runway Extension Job. . . .Ralph Smith Study Sees 87-5 Billion Atom Plant Program in 10 Years "Arctic Subway" Plan........................................................ 58 61 82 Wisconsin Decision Upholds State Labor Laws............. 30 A G C. and Government Agencies Speak Against Sub contractor Bill ................................................................ Rooney Cites A.G.C. Objections to S. 1644..................... Smith and Moyer Conclude A.G.C. Testimony............... National Constructors Testify ................................... Defense Department Firmly Against Bill....................... Forthright GSA Statement Slaps 5. 1644....................... Strobe! Questions and AnswersRevealing......................... Derry Presents AEC Statement on S. 1644..................... House Group Begins Writing School Bill....................... Lease-Purchase Projects in Planning Stage....................... 34 S3 36 36 37 39 39 40 41 44 HIGHWAYS AIRPORTS Senate Approves 312.45 Billion Highway Outlay in 5-year Period .............................................................................. Apportionment of Funds Under Gore Bill--Table.......... Bill Would Increase Federal AidtoAirports..................... Contractor Sets Speed-Paving Record at Asphalt Insti tute Dedication ............................................................... Kosa Testifies on Highway Legislation.............................. 46 47 48 48 53 ACCIDENT PREVENTION AGC. District Sponsors Construction Safety Confer ence in Memphis ............................................................ 65 Five Michigan Firms Win A.G.C. Safety Awards.......... 66 CHAPTERS BRANCHES New Ariiona Building Chapter Chartered..................... Western Chapters Conference Elects Holt....................... A.G.C. of St. Louis Installs J. E. Latta............................. 71 71 72 ALSO IN THIS ISSUE News of the Month............................................................ Trend and Outlook................................................. Constructographs...................................................... 9. 11. Labor Notes....................... Sidelights for Contractors......................... John C Hayes In the States........................................................ ... Editorials ............................................................................ Men and Events................................................................ New Equipment and Materials......................................... A.G.C. Forms and Reports............................................... Advertisers' Products........................................................ Index of Advertisers.......................................................... 5 7 13 17 19 21 23 77 84 89 90 95 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT H. E. FOREMAN Editor J. D. MARSHALL Executive Editor JOHN C HAYES Legal Counsel JOHN B. SWEM Assistant Treasurer BOARD Of DIRECTORS GEORGE B WALBRIDGE President WILLIAM MUIRHEAD Secretary-Treasurer H E FOREMAN Ftcf President G. W. MAXON Director B. L. KNOWLES Director EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT WILLIAM E. WOODRUFF, Managing Editor WILLIAM G. DOOLY', JR., Asst. Managing Editor EDWARD A. GREENE, Associate Editor OSBURN ZUBER, Associate Editor IUSINESS DEPARTMENT MISS MARJORIE BECK Business Manager MRS. GENEVIEVE MORRIS Assistant COVER Two cranes work in unison to put into place 40-ton section Editorial ond Advertising Office* Munsey Building, Washington 4, D. C. (District 7-1306) of a huge Vierendeel truss that will support the new $2.7 million Hartford, Conn., public library being built over a six-lane interstate highway. Two of these all-welded trusses, lostsrn Advertising Office Empire State Building. New York City 1. S. L. Feiss. Eastern Manager (LOngacre 4-6634) each 104 feet long and weighing 94 tons, are being used in the construction of the library. Fabricated by the Lehigh Structural Steel Co., Allentown, Pa., they are believed to be the largest trusses of their type used in this country. General contractor for the job is Wadhams and May Co., AG.C. Western Advertising Office 30 North La Salle Street, Chicago 2, L. B. Hammond. Western Manager (RAndolph 6-1843) West Coast Advertising Office M. D. Pugh, 2721 N. Marengo, Altadena. Calif. 7-4894) (SYcamore The Officio/ Publication of The Associated General Contractor* of America, Inc. ti rD00t^^. Editorial and Executive Office. Munsey Building. Washington 4. D. C- Subscription price 85.00 per year. 0f per copy (July r vneJ>UmsKtrr-ufcnttoerr.edInc&.i second class matter June 10. 1949. at the Postoffice at Washington. D. C.. under the Act of March 4. 1879. Copyright 1955 by 7Hf CONSTRUCTOR, JUNB 195S 3 CONTENTS UllDINOf HIOHWAYS AltTOtTS -----tAIUOAP* FU11IC WOIKS national association A.G.C.'* Professional Standards Have Guided Industry 36 Years ........................................................................ CovsTRt'CToa Wins Safety Award Fourth Time............ Dirvrtorv Lists 6.413 A.G.C. Memberships................... Joint Executives Meeting Held in Des Moines.............. 87 87 88 88 Government Sees Record 641.8 Billion New Construc tion in '53..................... SO Cement "Tight" Despite Record Production.................. 31 Non-Federal Public Works Need Estimated at 6800 Bil lion in Decade.................................................................. 38 Construction for the Atomic Energy Industry*: Its Needs and Potential................. Frederick H. Warren 37 Construction Legislation Checklist................................... 44 Senate Exempts Competitive Bid Contracts from Re negotiation as Propcaed by A.G.C............................... 46 Role of the NLRB General Counsel Under the TaftHartley Law........................... TheophU C. Kammhoiz 33 Supreme Court's Rulings Affect Construction................ 60 Settling Jurisdictional Disputes in Construction '' Edvard T. Kelly 63 Materials Producers Appraise Modular Plan Robert W. Hurst Precast Concrete Roof Used Over Swimming Pool........ Nation's Capital to Gel 6100 Million Center.................. Huge Building May Rise Atop Penn Station.................. Housing Bill Uncertain; Civil Rights Big Snag.............. A.I.A.-A.G.C. Group Holds Ninth Meeting..................... AG.C Outlines Stand Against S. 1644......................... Senate Committee Reports S. 1644 Favorably.............. 71 74 78 78 81 88 84 83 apprentice training Philadelphian Top Bricklayer Apprentice....................... TOO Attend Eastern Apprenticeship Meeting.................. Related Instruction in Educating the Apprentice Howard K. Hogan 86 60 64 EXECUTIVE D6PARTMINT H. I FOREMAN Editor i. D. MARSHALL Executive Editor JOHN C HAYES Legal Counsel JOHN B SWEM Assistant Treasurer 60AID 04 DI8ECTOKS GEORGE B WALBRIDGE President WILLIAM MUIRHEAD Secretary-Treasurer H E FOREMAN `xt-PrcsuScnt G. W MAXON Director B. L KNOWLES Director liLUiiiTiiiiiialifc Developing the Upper Colorado..........B-. A. Dczkeimtr 110 Work Moving Rapidly on Seaway, Power Projects........ ISi New Bridge Section Pushes Out Old on B It 0............. 13# House Approves SI .4 Billion in Heavy Funds ............... 139 TVA Encounters Trouble in Construction Aims........... 140 HIGHWAYS AIRPORTS New Highway Bill Sets Program of 647 Billion Over 18-Year Period................................................................ 159 Apportionment of Funds Under Fallon Bill--Table___ 16S Senate Paaaes 6838 Million Bill for Airports................... 164 CONTRACT METHOD Missouri Fbds Highway Suboealing Work by Contract Is Economical.....................................Rex SI. Whttton 167 Alexandria Adopts Contract Method for Municipal Work .......................................................Philip B. Hall 178 Contract vs. Day Labor for County Roads James R. Dougherty 179 NATIONAL DEFENSE House Passes 68.4 Billion Military* Construction Bill... 183 Greater Industrial Dispersal Urged................................. 183 Radar Warning Net Being Built Aloog Arctic Circle... 186 Air Force Academy Construction Under Way................ 188 IfcmairciP Construction Industry Needs More Engineers D. H\ WtnkdmQn 198 A.G.C. Chapters Aid Engineer Students......................... 801 U of Florida Education for Construction Charles . Worley 809 ALSO IN THIS ISSUE News of the Month.......................................................... 5 Trend and Outlook............................................................. 7 Constructographs ................ ................................. 9. 11, 13 Labor Notes ...................................................................... 15 Sidelights for Contractors....................... John C. Hayes 19 In the States...................................................................... 81 Editorials ............................................................................ 83 New Equipment andMaterials......................................... 817 A.G C. Forms and Reports............................................... 830 Advertisers' Products......................................................... 831 Index of Advertisers .................................................. 839 KOITOfflAL DCPAtTMENT WILLIAM E. WOODRUFF, Managing Editor WILLIAM G. DOOLY, JR., Asst. Managing Editor EDWARD A. GREENE, Associate Editor OSBURX ZUBER, Associate Editor. BUSINESS DEPARTMENT MISS MARJORIE BECK Business Manager MRS GENEVIEVE MORRIS Assistant ******* Mg Advertising OfftH Munsey Building. Washington 4. D. C. (District 7-1306) **** Advertising Office Western Advertising Office SO North La Salle Street, Chicago 8, L. B. Hammond, Western Manager (RAndolph 6-1843) Empire State Budding. New York City 1. S L. Feiis, Eastern (LOngacre 4-6634) West Coast Advertising Office M D. Pugh, 8781 N. Marengo, Altadena, Calif. 7-8864) (SYcamore The Officio/ Publication W The Associated general Caariaetars W America, lac. I* reot^T. Editorial and Executive Office. Munsey Building. Washington . D. C Subscription price ll.eo per year. 40* per copy (July ft* Constructor luU MCOD<* ci**B m*tter Juo* to. 1S4S. at the PoetoAce at Washington. 0. C~ under the Act of March 4. iSTI. Copyright 1935 by tHt CONSTRUCTOR,. JULY 19S5 3 CONTENTS HMM BUILDINGS HIGHWAYS AIRPORTS RAILROADS * PUBLIC WOtKS Congressional Adjournment Rush Damages Construc tion Legisletion .............................................................. National Bank Bill Aids Construction......................... TVA Warned on Financing.............................................. Reclamation Hearings in West....................................... Renegotiation Act Extended............................................. Construction Contract Bond Rates Reduced................. Stone and Webster to Build Army Reactor................. AEC Announces Safety Rules for Industry................... Atomic Insurance Study Made......................................... 47 48 48 48 49 49 49 SO 30 Hydraulic Slipforms Used to Pour Eight Stories in Five Trusses Encased in Concrete Before Erection................ Portland (Oreg.) Interior Department Building Com pleted .............................................................................. School Construction Legislation Postponed.................... Congress Passes Compromise Housing Bill..................... Tests Prove Strength of W-Type Trusses..................... Senate Passes Subcontractor Bill; House to Act on Measure Next Year........................................................ Architect Convention Told Modular Measure Advan tages ................................................................................ S6 36 36 37 37 38 *1 APPRENTICE TRAINING New Construction Industry Journeymen Graduated... McGowan Honored (or Apprenticeship Work.............. Carpenter Trainees Graduated at Washington (D. C.) Ceremony ........................................................................ 44 44 43 HIGHWAYS AIRPORTS Expanded Highway Program Killed as House Rejects Two Measures ................................................................. Congress Votes K51.5 Million for Airports........ Group Meets to Organise U. S. Good Roads Association 366.000 Tons of Paving Materials for Jet Base............. New Bridges Under Construction on New Jersey Turn pike Extensions .............................................................. 46 47 50 50 51 gXKUTIVI DEPARTMENT H. E. FOREMAN Editor J. D. MARSHALL Executive Editor JOHN C. HAYES Legal Counsel JOHN B. SWEM Assistant Treasurer C tt MAXON President H E. FOREMAN Vice-President BOARD OP DIRECTORS WILLIAM MUIRHEAD Secretary- Treasurer GEORGE C. KOSS J. D MARSHALL Director Director Congress Appropriates 11.4 Billion for Construction by Four Agencies ................................................................ Trinity Project Passes; Upper Colorado Bill Postponed.. Work on Contractors HiJJ, Canal Zone, Nearly Com pleted .............................................................................. Hoover Commission ReleasesPowerStudyReport.... TVA Bill Delsyed; Dixon-YatesRowContinues............ 53 54 54 55 56 ACCIDENT PREVENTION Seabright Co. Wins Third Place 1954 Award.................. A.G.C. Heavy Firm Honored for Safe Record.............. Missouri A.G.C. Chapter Presents Safety Plaques.......... Chapters Actively Promote Safety with Meetings. Awards ...........................................*............................... 61 61 61 64 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION George B. Walbndge Dies at 80; A.G.C. President in 1945 .................................................... ........................... Daniel W. Kimball. 74. Dies; A.G.C. President in 1944. . 400 Expected to Attend A.G.C. Board Meeting in Minneapolis .................................................................... 66 67 68 CHAPTERS BRANCHES Central Illinois Building Group Seeks A.G.C. Charter.. 71 Walt W. Moeller Resigning from Master Builders of Iowa ................................................................................ 71 ALSO IN THIS ISSUE News of the Month............................................................ 5 Trend and Outlook............................................................ 7 Constmctogrmphs .................................................... 9. 11. 15 Labor Notes ........................................................................ 17 Sidelights.............. ................................... John C Hayes 19 In the States........................................................................ 41 Editorials .............................................................................. 43 Men and Events................................................................... 73 A.G.C. Forms and Reports................................................. 75 New Equipment and Materials......................................... 76 Advertiser*' Products ........................................................... 84 Index of Advertisers............................................................. 87 EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT WILLIAM E. WOODRUFF, Managing Editor WILLIAM G. DOOLY, JR., Asst Managing Editor EDWARD A. GREENE, Associate Editor OSBURN ZUBER, Associate Editor BUSINESS DEPARTMENT MISS MARJORIE BECK Business Manager MRS. GENEVIEVE MORRIS Assistant By the use of hydraulic slipforms the upper eight stories of the 10-story Memphis apartment buildmg on cover were poured and erected in five days and oigbts around the dock. The weary workmen who completed the continuous opera tion at midnight, June 46. made history, they had taken part in the first apartment construction job in the U. S. to use this process known as Concretor. In the past, structures as silos and grain elevators were erected in this manner, but never a conventional building like an apart ment. (Story and additional pictures, page S3. Photos by Memphis Commercial Appeal.) Editorial and Advertising ORIcm Munsey Building, Washington 4, D C. (District 7-1306) Eastern Advertising Office Empire State Building, New York City 1, S. L Feiss, Eastern Manager (LOngacre 4-6634) Western Advertising Office 30 North La Salle Street, Chicago 4, L. B. Hammond, Western Manager (RAndolpb 6-1843) West Ceest Advertising Office M. D. Pugh, 4741 N. Marengo, AJudena, Calif. (SYcamore 7-4894) The Offcid Pebffcorion of The Associated Genera/ Contractors af America, Imt. monthly. Editorial and Executive Office. Munsey Building. Washington 4. D C. Subscription price 15.00 per year. tot per copy (July 10c con^strrouctetorre. aInacs second class matter June 10. 1145. at the Postofflce at Washington. D. C.. under the Act of March 4, l U7P. Copyright! ess by THt CONSTRUCTOR, AUGUST 195S 3 CONTENTS tUllDINOS HIGHWAYS AIKPOtTS KAILXOADS *U8L)C WOftKS Construction-Government Team Responds Quickly in Northeast Flood ............................................................ Contracts Discussed at Recent BarMeeting................... Renegotiation Board Publishes Regulations on Exemp tions ............................................................................... A EC Official Sees Capital Costs as Key to A-Power Development ................................................................ Maj. Gen. Bragdoo Appointed to Public Works Post... 45 SI 41 Si 33 gnusuimiwm NLRB Upholds Jurisdictional Board'sMethods.............. & Roundup of Actions of 84th Congreat (1st Session) Affecting Construction ............................... *............... 38 Floating Tanks Featured in Nation's Largest Aquarium Reclamation Bureau Contracted 99 Per Cent of Work Last Year ...................................................................... udget Bureau Announced Apportionment of Over 610 Million to Start Construction of New Reclamation Projects .......................................................................... 65 gg gg HIGHWAYS AIRPORTS Governors Conference Endorses Federal-State Highway Expansion .......................................................................... 70 Text of Governor* Resolution on Highways................ 70 Apportionment of Federal-Aid Highway Funds Totals 875 Million .................................................................. 72 Commerce Department Announces 944.5 Million Ap portionment of Forest Highway Funds...................... 7i Four-Year Airport Program Gets Under Way................ 74 Fourteen States Raise Gas Tax. Mostly for Highway Use .................................................................................. 74 C 5. Air Force Construction Needs Put a $1 Billion Annually Through Fiscal 1980 Maj. Gen. Lee B. Washbovme First 'Texas Tower' Nears Completion 140 Miles East of Boston Light in Open Sea................................... 46 50 New Mobile Outrigger a Success in Speeding Tilt-Up Ohio's Biggest Tilt-Up Job Takes Shape......................... BAAB Report Used in New FHA Property Rules.......... Book Review--Eittmatmg Production and Construction Costs .............................................................................. School Construction Study Due....................................... `Controversial Bid-Shopping.' New York Journal o/ Commerce Editorial Reprinted ................................... Managing Director Foreman's Letter to the Editor.... 56 5? 59 00 61 61 EXECUTIVE DCPAKTMSNT B. E FOREMAN Editor J. D. MARSHALL Executive Editor JOHN C. HAYES Legal Couneel JOHN B. SWEM Assistant Treasurer G. W MAXON President H. E. FOREMAN Pic* Preside** EOAftO 04 OttECTOtS WILLIAM MUIRHEAD Secretary-Treasurer GEORGE C K0SS J. D. MARSHALL Director Director CONTRACT METHOD rhwsy Maintenance by Contract in Washington >tate ................... ........................... J. L. Stackhouse 76 ALSO IN THIS ISSUE News of the Month............................................................ Trend and Outlook............................................................ Constructographs .................................................... 9. 11. Labor Notes .................................................................. Sidelights .................................................John C. Hayes In the States .................................................................... Editorials ............................................................................ A.G.C. Forms aod Reports............................................. Men and Events .............................................................. New Equipment and Materials....................................... Advertisers' Products........................................................ Index of Advertisers.......................................................... 5 7 13 15 19 41 63 79 81 84 90 95 KOITOtlAL DCFAXTMCNT WILLIAM E. WOODRUFF. Managing Editor WILLIAM G. DOOLY, JR.. Asst. Managing Editor EDWARD A. GREENE. Associate Editor OSBURN ZUBER, Associate Editor USINESS OCPAtTMENT MISS MARJORIE BECK Business Manager MRS. GENEVIEVE MORRIS Assistant COVER Editorial end Advertising Offices A bulldoser cleans mod aod debris from this street in Munsey Building. Washington 4, D. C. (District 7-1306) Waterbury. Conn., hard hit by last month's devastating floods which took s heavy toll in life and property damage in six Northeastern states. Group of National Guardsmen move down street to apartmeot building, in center, that Iastom Advertising Office Empire State Building. New York City 1. S. L. Feist. Eastern Manager (LOngacre 4-6654) was moved from its foundations a block away and de posited m the street. In scenes like this throughout many Northeastern towns damaged by the raging water* con Western Advertisieg Office 30 North La Salle Street, Chicago 2, L. B. Hammood. Western Manager (RAndolph 6-1843) tractor* are working closely with federal, state aod local agencies to bring about the restoration of essential facili ties. Story begins on page 45. (Wide Worid Photo) West Ceersf Advertisieg Office M. D. Pugh, 2721 N. Marengo, Altadena, Calif. (SYcaxnore 7-2894) The Official PeWkefies el The Assecimted Geeeraf Ceefrectors el America, iec. NHkbcd monthly. Editorial aod Executive Office. Massey Building. Washington 4. D. C. Subscription puce ls.ee per year. 40* per copy (July uat). Re-entered sj second class matter June 10, 1441. at the Postoflee at Washington. D. C~ under the Act of March 4. 1BTS. Copyright 1055 toy TW Constructor. Inc mt CONSTRUCTOR, SfPTfMMR 1935 3 CONTENTS UIUMNOS HIGHWAYS AIBTOBTS (AILAOADS PUBLIC WOtKS Construction Volume to Climb to New Record, Survey Shows ........................................................................ .................... Adm J R- Perry Dies; Chief of BuDoolu. USN.......... Business Expenditure* Neering 1953 Record................. ** *7 *B 49 Steel Shells Being Floated Into Place At Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Project...................................... Contractor's Eight-Month Mudjacking Job Corrects Settling of Giant Grain Elevator................................. 60 64 SXRB Issues 3-4 Decision Against "Hot Cargo" Clause 90 Engineers' Preconstruction Plan Called "Remarkable Success" .............................................E. Irving Manger 91 national association A.G.C. Boards Act on Industry Problems..................... Rooney. L. C Rogers Nominated to Head A.G.C. in 1956 .................................................................................................. Division Roundtable Meetings Discuss Special Problems Minnesota Hosts Praised for Arrangements.................. 95 37 98 99 ISSQSmB Urban Redevelopment on Increase, Aided by Federal Capital Grants .............................................................. "Action" Group to Improve Neighborhoods.................. Houston to Experiment with Pilot Monorail.................. GSA Lease-Purchase Program Shaping Up.................... Revise Federal Building Standards................................. 44 4& 46 47 47 APPRENTICE TRAINING A.G.C- Chapters Promote Pre-Training of Bricklayer Apprentices .................................................................... North Central Apprentice Group Formed...................... Mail Order Training Course............................................. 50 51 51 HIGHWAYS AIRPORTS Ohio Turnpike Opened to Traffic with Completion of Final 419 Miles ............................................................ AAA Adopts Policy on Highway Financing.................. Willow Run First to Use Fabric-in-Asphalt.................. WASHO Adopts Plan For Federal Road Program........ 55 55 57 58 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT H. E. FOREMAN Editor J. D MARSHALL Executive Editor JOHN C HAYES legal Counsel JOHN B SWEM Assistant Treasurer G W MAX0N President H E FOREMAN Tiee-Preeident BOARD 08 DIRECTORS WILLIAM MUTRHEAD Secretary-Treasurer GEORGE C KOSS J. D. MARSHALL Director Director ACCIDENT PREVENTION Mittry Constructors Use Gas Detectors on Oahe Dam Tunneling Job ................................................................ President Koas Asks for Safer Industry......................... Pocket Sise Gas Indicator................................................ Indirect Cost of Accidents................................................ Blaw-Knox Receives AEC Safety Award....................... 64 64 64 65 65 A.G.C. Mid-Year Report......................... H E. Foreman 69 CHAPTERS BRANCHES A.G.C. Branch and Chapter Meeting Dates.................. 90 Chapter Notes .................................................................. 81 AL50 IN THIS ISSUE News of the Month............................................................ 5 Trend and Outlook............................................................ 7 Constructographs .....................................................9. 11. 13 Labor Notes........................................................................ 15 Sidelights .................................................John C. Hayes 19 In the States ...................................................................... il Editorials .................................................................... ... 43 Men and Events .............................................................. 93 A.G.C. Forms and Reports.............................................. 95 New Equipment and Materials......................................... 96 Advertisers' Products ...................................................... 104 Index of Advertisers.......................................................... 10? IDITOItAL DEPARTMENT WILLIAM E. WOODRUFF. Managing Editor WILLIAM G. DOOLY, JR., Aset. Managing Editor EDWARD A. GREENE, Associate Editor OSBURN ZUBER, Associate Editor BUSINISS DEPARTMENT MISS MARJORIE BECK Busmes# Manager MRS. GENEVIEVE MORRIS Assistant COVER Fitting out of the steel tubes, that will make up the tunnel portion of the bridge-tunnel project being constructed st HamptOQ Roads, Vs., continues at the Baldwin-Lima* Hamilton Corp. plant. The Baldwin Corp. is fabricating Editorial ond Advertising Offices Munsey Building, Washington 4, D. C (District 7-1906) Eastern Advertising Office Empire State Building. New York City 1, S. L. Feiss, Eastern Manager (LOngsere 4-6654) 43 of these tubes for the general contractor, Memtt-Chapman and Scott, A.G.C., New York. Each tube is 300 feet long and contains 570 tons of structural steel, and when put Western Advertising Office 50 North La Satie Street, Chicago 4, L. B. Hammond, Western Manager (RAndolpb 6-1849) in place will include 11,490 tons of built-in concrete. Story oo page 60. Wes* Coast Advertising Office M. D. Pugh, 4741 N. Marengo, Aludena, Calif. (SYcamore 7-4894) The Official Publication of The Associated General Contractors at America, iec. NbUabed monthly. Editorial and Executive Office. Munsey Bundles. Washington . D. C. Subscription price 15.on per year, esc per copy (July R*"Ctered as second class matter June 10, !SS, at the Postoffice at Washington. D. C, under the Act of March 4, 187#. Copyright uss by '* wttttructor. Inc. Wf CONSTRUCTOR, OCTOBER 1955 *t jvii rrscitii. {.. e*mMT0B. s. c. 3 Corporation Pension Funds Total 011.2 Billion.............. Navy Bureau Holds Labor Relations Forum.................. House Labor Committee Surveys Welfare Funds.......... Picketing and City Prevashag Wages Invalued in Re cent Cases ............... ...................................................... 26 26 2? 28 A.G.C. to Assist in Revising AIA Handbook on Architectural Practices................................................... Unique Methods Used in 400*Ft. Arch Roof Field House Producers' Council Ro-ele**t* All Officers for 1956.......... 100 Building Contractor Attend Roundtable.................. SI 32 34 36 APPRENTICE TRAINING A.G.C. Studies Appu it:?eship Promotion..................... 41 Interstate Routes for 102 U-ban Areas Set..................... NA-SA.O.-A.G.C. Group St idles Airport Program........ Highway Officials Seek Mere Federal Aid. and Place Emphasis on Interstate Rmds..................... ................. Highway Group Opposes D. vis-Bacon Act..................... Highway Research Board Reports on Asphalt Tests.... BPR Mile Price Index Rises............................................. 46 46 4? 48 48 48 wmnmmm Third San Francisco Bay Crossing Features Unusual Methods; Top Deck to Open in '56..................... Processing Disputes Booklet Announced......................... Heavy Contractors H*a P egress on Specifications........ Contract Law Confe *'..l LcheduJed............................... 31 54 34 35 lEM.lljAin-.fa Giant Scraper Picks Up 41 Vds. in 50 Seconds.............. 58 EXECUTIVE H E. FOREMAN Editor JOHN C. HAYES Legal Counsel .FAITMENT J. D. MARSHALL Executive Editor JOHN B. SWEM Assistant Treasurer G. W MAXON President H E FOREMAN riee-Prciident 80AID Of DltECTOffS WILLIAM MUIRHEAD Secretary.Treasurer GEORGE C KOSS J. D. MARSHALL Duector Director NATIONAL DEFENSE A.G.C.s Affiliation Program Provides Reserve Army Units................................................................................ Iowa A G C. Chapters Sponsor 872nd Group............... Chapters Sponsoring Units................................................. GO f*8 CS j.iiNrmrcm Survey Reveals Growing Engineer Shortage................... A.G.C. of Illinois Awards Large Scholarships.................. Engineering Awards Offered Anonymously..................... Miami Construction Classes.............................................. Minnesota A.G.C. Starts Five Scholarship*...................... 70 71 71 72 72 ACCIDENT PREVENTION A.G.C. to Increase Safety Activities in Areas "Lagging Behind" .......................................................................... Mississippi A.G.C. Chapter Holds Annual Safety Dinner Injury Rates Reported by BLS and Safety Council.... 74 75 76 CHAPTERS BRANCHES Mountain Pacific Chapter Occupies New Offices in Seattle............................................................................. A.G.C. Officials Visit Western Chapters........................... Chapters Get New Managers............................................. Four A.G.C. Executives Die in Plane Crash Traveling from Western Chapters Conference............................. New England Chapter Offers to Aid Air Force.............. A.G.C. Branch and Chapter Meeting Dates................... 82 83 83 84 84 84 ALSO IN THIS ISSUE News of the Month............................................................ o Trend and Outlook.............................................................. 7 Constructographs .................................................... 9. U. 13 Labor Notes........................................................................ 15 Sidelights for Contractors......................... John C. Hayes 13 In the States........................................................................ 21 Editorials ............................................................................ 23 Men and Events.................................................................. 87 New Equipment and Materials......................................... 00 A.G.C. Forms and Reports................................................. 97 Advertisers' Products .......................................... 98 Index of Advertisers............................................................ 103 EDITOftlAl DEPAITMENT WILLIAM E. WOODRUFF. Managing Editor WILLIAM G. DOOLY. JR.. Assf. Managing Editor EDWARD A. GREENE. Anocuite Editor OSBURN ZUBER, Auodate Editor 1USINESS DEPARTMENT MISS MARJORIE BECK Burmese Manager MRS. GENEVIEVE MORRIS Aeeietant COVER Editorial and Advertising Offices Munsey Building. Washington 4, D. C. (District 7-1306) Dramatic view of work rn the 068 million, four-mile Richmond-Sa.i Rafael Bridge spanning San Francisco Boy shows workmen driving pii_ in the final bottom chord of the Eostsrn Advertising Office Empire State Building, New York City 1, S. L. Feiss, Eastern Manager (LOngacre 4-6634) east cantilever span. Big pnject of Judsos Pacific MurphyKiewit involves unique const.metion methods. The top deck of the two^fecker is scheduled for completion next October, Western Advertising Office 30 North La Salle Street, Chicago 2, L. B. Hammond. Western Manager (RAndolpb 6-1843) completing triangulation of .he Bay. (Story and more pic tures. page 51.) West Coast Advertising Office M. D. Pugh, 2721 N. Marengo, Altadena, Calif. 7-2894) (SYcamore *e Oflberf Pebficotieji of The Associated General Contractors of America, lac. Published monthly. Editor!*'. id PxecuUve Office. Munsey Building. Washington *. D. C. Subscription price 15.00 per year. Mt per copy (July 1 Re-entered u second lass uetter June )0, less, at the Pastoflce at Washington. D. C~ under the Act of March 4, iSTt. Copyright 1133 by Tbr Constructor. Inc. THl CONSTRUCTOR, NOVl ABtR I9SS **i>tic it ; * irreiiLti. iac . ask.witoi. c 3 Y -MHH WILDINGS HIGHWAYS AIRPORTS SkLW RAILROADS PUIUC WORKS r ig of an* '* rin* the 0(5 ure ure imOflof the of the ell >CD* by nto NT km. pa. R0UST0A rmr rot* SLAKK1 CAPACITY ft ms Government Forecasts $44 Billion in New Construction in 1956 ...................................................... . S7th Annual A.G.C. Convention to Be Held in New York in February...................................................................... Fabricator* Given:Optimistic Picture of Steel Deliveries Contractor* Asked to Report Unnecessary Paperwork 23 20 26 26 Design and Construction of New Insurance Budding Tried Out In Elaborate Mock-Up. .Robert J. Stinson White House Education Conference Sees Federal Aid as Inevitable .................................................................. 29 30 HIGHWAYS AIRPORTS Administration Drops Bond Plan for Highway Program 33 - * 40th Anniversary V First Soil-Cement Road Noted.... S3 mmm, Kansas U tages of Contract Method to Main- tain Staled fee Highway System..........L. J. SUer Si Television Aids in Constructing Dam; Cableway Op erations Safer, faster ................. Charles A. Lindberg 38 "Texas Tower" l*gs Withstand Severe Weather.......... 40 National Reclamation Association Committee Criticize* Hoover Report................................................................ 40 HEaufifiP Y.Pi. Offer* Varied Courses in Construction Educa tion ..................\........................................W. L. Favreo 43 B Public ReTations* Aims and Accomplishments Stress Economy. Moat Immediate Benefits............................. * Turner Receives New York Award ................................. "-Delaware Safety Signs Good Public Relations.............. 31 32 32 CMCUT1VS DEPARTMENT H. E. FOREMAN* Editor J. D. MARSHALL Executive Editor JOHN C. HAYES Legal Counsel JOHN B. SWEM Assistant Treasurer G W MAXON President a E FOREMAN Vice-President toAID or DIRECTORS J: WILLIAM MUIRHEAD Secretary-Treasurer GEORGE C. KOSS J. D. MARSHALL - Director Director ACCIDENT PREVENTION Caterpillar Film. `Last Mile.' Dramatizes Safety Needs 54 O'Rourke Stresses Role of Management in Safety.......... 54 First-Aid Station Used by Frank J. Roooe\ . Inc....... 55 Detachable Gooseneck Aids Firm in Transporting Shovel 58 Straddle Carrier Helps Build Own Home on Steel Project 58 A.E.D. Issues Rental Booklet ......................................... 60 CHAPTERS BRANCHES Koss. Rooney and Marshall Tour Chapter*................. Western Chapter* Conference Held in Denver ............. New Officer* In Pennsylvania. Connecticut and New Mexico Chapter* ............................................................ A.G C. Carolina* Branch Holds Annual Meeting......... Southern California Chapter to Erect Building............. Carolines A.G.C. Has New Headquarters Office............. A.G.C. Branch and Chapter Meeting Dates................. 61 62 63 66 67 67 68 Obituaries of A.G.C Officials Killed in Airliner Explosion Admiral Meade Sworn in as Chief of BuDocks.............. Howard King. Harvey Slocum Named for Moles Awards A5 C.E Officer* Installed ................................................ Peter A. Strobel Resigns as PBS Commissioner............. 70 72 72 72 73 ALSO IN THIS ISSUE New* of the Month............................................................ 5 Trend and Outlook............................................................ 7 Constructographs ........................................................ 9.11.1S Labor Notes..................................... 14 Sidelights for Contractors......................... John C. Hayes 19 In the States........................................................................ *1 Editorials ............................................................................ 26 New Equipment and Material ..................................... 77 Advertisers' Products ........................................................ 82 A.G.C. Forms and Reports................................................ 86 Index of Advertisers ............................................ 87 EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT WILLIAM E. WOODRUFF. Managing Editor WILLIAM G. DOOLY. JR.. Asst. Managing Editor EDWARD A. GREENE. Associate Editor OSBURN ZUBER. Associate Editor BUSINESS DEPARTMENT MISS MARJORIE BECK Business Manager MRS. GENEVIEVE MORRIS Assistant COVER Editorial nd Advertising Office* Munsey Building. Washington 4, D. C. (District 7*1306) This dramatic aerial view of the canyons of New York City sbowi the site oP'the 37th annual convention of The Asso ciated General Contractors of America. February 13-16, 1956. Easts*a Advertising Office Empire State Building, New York City 1, S. L. Feiss, Eastern Manager (LOngacre 4-6634) In the immediate foreground can be seen under construction the latest additiofi to the skyline--the Socony Mobil Build ing, world's largest stainless steel-dad skyscraper. (Flying Camera. Inc.) Western Advertising Office 30 North La Saile Street, Chicago 2, L. B Hammond, Western Manager (RAndolpb 6-1843) West CeoW Advertising Office M. D Pugh, 4721 N. Marengo Ave., Altadena, Calif. (SY'c&more 7-2894) The Offldof PuMcefisa e4 The Associated General Cextractors of America, foe. ftNlsbed monthly. Editorial and Executive Office. Itanaey BuUiddlinoit. Washington 4, D. C. Subscription price 15.40 per year, 40* per copy (July n.soi. Re-entered as second else* matter June 10. its*, at the ~Poetoffice at Washington. D. C-, under the Act of March 4, 1ST*. Copyright i#55 by >** Constructor.!lac. W CONSTRUCTOR, DtCIMBCR 1955 "( t juts t rviui**c . ttiuM'oi, d e